'Wicked Bugs:' From World's Most Painful Hornet To Disease-Carrying Flies

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August 20, 2012

Scabies Mite (Copyright Briony Morrow-Cribbs, from the book "Wicked Bugs," courtesy of Algonquin Books)

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Author Amy Stewart considers the mosquito the most wicked bug of all because of the amount of disease it spreads. Stewart is author of "Wicked Bugs: The Louse that Conquered Napoleon's Army and other Diabolical Insects."

This segment originally aired in 2011.

Guest:

Amy Stewart, author

This segment aired on August 20, 2012.